Means for hanging screens.



No. 697,020. Patented Apr. 8, I902.

C. ROWLAND.

MEANS FOR HANGING SCREENS.

(Application filed July 11, 1901.,

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CALVIN ROWLAND, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent NO. 697,020, dated April 8,1902.

Application filed July 11, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CALVIN ROWLAND, a itizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means forHanging Screens; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the fig ures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in screens and in means forattaching screens to window-frames.

The object of my invention is to provide means whereby a screen can bequickly secured in position in a window-frame in such a manner that thescreen shall have a swinging instead of a sliding movement with relationto the window-frame, thus dispensing with the usual sliding attachments,which not only mar the appearance of the window when the screen isremoved, but require considerable time in the proper adjustment thereofupon the frame of the window.

A further object of my invention is to secure a screen in a window-framein such a manner that either the upper or lower sash may be raised orlowered without interfering with the screen or without first having toraise the screen in order to have access to the sash.

The invention further consists in the novel means for and manner ofattaching screens to window-frames, as will be set forth in theaccompanying specification and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional viewthrough a windowframe, showinga screen in its normal or closed positionin full lines and swung out or open in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is aperspective View, full size, of a corner portion of a screen, showing myimproved screen-supporter screwed into the upper horizontal member ofthe frame thereof. Fig. 3 is a view of a modified form ofscreen-supporter, the dotted lines showing how the shorter memberthereof can be sprung out.

The screens in use are of three kinds-viz.,

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those which are placed directly beneath the upper sash and those whichare positioned to slide up and down, these being generally secured tothe blind-stop of the Window-frame, which is positioned immediatelyalong the outside of the upper sash, and those which are hinged with thecommon form of hinge to stand vertically like a blind and swing to oneside of the window. All these forms are obj ectionable-in the first,because the upper sash cannot be lowered without first removing thescreen; second, the screen can be raised to either sash desired, but ifweather strips are used on the windows they must be removed before thescreen can be applied and cannot be applied while the screens are on thewindow, in this arrangement the frequent swelling of the frameconsequent upon atmospheric changes often rendering it almost impossibleto raise it or to lower it after it has been raised, and in the thirdthe vertical screen swings against the adjacent edge of the window andin time breaks the hinges, or draws the hinge screws, or breaks thescreen. By the use of my invention these objections are entirelyobviated, as the screen is positioned in the frame of the window to therear of the upper and lower sash, thus permitting either sash to bemanipulated independently of the screen, and the expansion orcontraction of the frame, due to atmospheric changes, will not in theleast affect the swinging movement of the same.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a window-frame ofordinary con-- struction; 2 and 3, the upper and lowersashcs,respectively 5 4, the parting-strip, and 5 the bliud strip.

The screen 6 when closed is designed to lie against the rear sides ofthe blind-strips 5, as shown, and extends from the lower part of theupper sash to the base of theframe, though, if desired, it may extendthe full length of the frame.

Between the upper member of the frame of the screen 6 and the lowermember of the upper sash is interposed a strip of wood 7, which closesthe space between these members and prevents the entrance of flies orother insects. Near each corner of the upper horizontal member of theframe of the screen I attach my improved screen-supporter 8.

This supporter, as will be seen by reference to the drawings, is madefrom a piece of stout wire, one end of which is screw-threaded, as shownat 8 and the other end is bent to form a hook or loop 8 which isdesigned to engage a nail or screw 5 in such a manner as to have aswinging movement thereon, or, if preferred, an eye 8 may be formed, asshown in the dotted lines in Fig. 2. It will be observed that thesupporter Sis screwed into the upper member of the screen-frame near itsinner edge and at an angle of about thirty degrees. The reason for thisis that as the screen 6 lies against the rear side or outside face ofthe blind-strip 5 and the nail or screw 5*, upon which the supporter 8swings, is secured on the inner side or face of the blind-strip 5 thesupporter 8 must be inclined or lie at an angle in order to engage thenail or screw 5.

The bottom member of the screen-frame 6 is provided with an ordinarysecuring-hook 6, which engages a staple 6 secured to the base of theWindow-frame.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form of supporter, which has thescrew-thread ed portion 9 and a hook or loop portion 9, which is reducedin thickness, as shown, so as to be capable of being sprung out, asindicated by the dotted lines. With this form of supporter the loop 9 isforced over the nail or screw 5 when the screen is attached to thewindowframe, and the spring member of the loop will thus prevent theaccidental displacement of the screen.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a screen positioned and securedas herein described possesses superior advantages to the screens now inuse, that it is only the work of a moment to attach 0r detach it, thatthe swing rather than the sliding motion makes it much easier to openand close, and that the expansion or contraction of the frame due toatmospheric causes cannot affect the action of the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an improved pivotal support for windowscreens the combination withthe windowframe, of a screen-frame provided with a projecting stripadapted to extend between the blind-stops and to the meeting-rail of theupper sash of said window a screw provided with a hook having aresilient end adapted to be sprung to or away from the body of saidscrew, and screwed into the top of said frame at such an angle and at adistance from each end of said screen-frame that it extends to the innerfaces of the oppositely-disposed blind-stops and a nail or pin extendedloosely'lhrough the loop of said screw and into the inner faces of saidblind-stops, and means for securing the said screen-frame against theouter faces of said blind-stops of said window-frame, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CALVIN ROWLAND.

NVitnesses:

G. SARGENT ELLIOTT, CLARA IRWIN.

